protophobic

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English

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Etymology

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From proto- +‎ -phobic. For the sense in particle physics, from proton +‎ -phobic, coined by theoretical particle physicists Jonathan Feng et al. in 2016.[1]

Adjective

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protophobic (comparative more protophobic, superlative most protophobic)

  1. (of a solvent) Having a low Lewis basicity.
  2. (of a hypothetical gauge boson) Having a suppressed proton coupling.

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References

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  1. ^ J. L. Feng et al. (2016) “Protophobic Fifth Force Interpretation of the Observed Anomaly in 8Be Nuclear Transitions”, in Physical Review Letters, volume 117, number 7, →DOI, pages 071803-1–071803-6.